pakistan

Pa-ki-stan · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A country in South Asia, bordered by India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China.

Related words

See also: asia, india, pakistani

Etymology

From Urdu/Persian, an acronym coined in 1933 meaning "land of the pure" - combining pak ("pure") with -stan ("land"), while also representing Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan.